Abstract: Available data shows poor performance of infrastructure projects globally, regionally and locally. Meru County scores poorly in terms of infrastructure development with a very poor record of project performance. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the influence of project initiation on project performance among infrastructure projects in Meru County, Kenya. The research design used in this study was a descriptive cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach. In this study, infrastructural projects in Meru County were the units of observation while project management committee members were the units of analysis. While simple random sampling was used to choose respondents, stratified random sampling was utilized to sample the projects. 140 respondents were selected as a sample from 28 infrastructure projects in Meru County. In order to gather the data for this study, a structured questionnaire was used. A pretest was carried out in Embu County to gauge the viability of the questionnaire used in this study. With the use of SPSS, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Tables were used to display the study's findings. Project initiation and project performance both revealed a high positive and significant link, according to correlation analysis. The study concluded that good project initiation results in greater project performance. The study recommended that every project should have a project plan. This will aid in the documentation of planning assumptions and choices, as well as the facilitation of communication among project stakeholders.
Keywords: Project Initiation, Project Performance, Project Management Process.
Title: INFLUENCE OF PROJECT INITIATION ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE AMONG INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN MERU COUNTY, KENYA
Author: Ratanya Muthee Duncan, Dr. Lucy Ngugi
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, October 2022 - March 2023
Page No: 155-162
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 04-November-2022
